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> The author says that developers can do these things. I couldn't find this in the article. You sound even more outraged and polarized than OP is. I've met m
by uniclaude 11y ago
> The author says that developers can do these things.
I couldn't find this in the article.
You sound even more outraged and polarized than OP is. I've met more than one developer able to do this (hint, I can also do it). Some people are actually paid to write networking software, and they often have a clear understanding of how JunOS and IOS work.
This said, for different reasons, I agree that network operations should not generally be done by your development team, but no one is arguing this anywhere.
- scurvy 11y agoNo I wasn't really outraged at all. My stance is that at some point you should stop trying to hire "full stack" developers. Chances are, they're not very good at everything and will miss some tiny detail that blows up big or creates a mountain of technical debt. Outside the founders and first three engineers, you shouldn't be hiring "full stack." You should start to specialize and start fixing the first five employee's problems. As the business grows, you're going to need some specialization skills for some project or deal that comes your way. You should hire the right person for that job. Chances are, you needed them all along and this situation is a good catalyst to get them in.